DW Fearn VT-5

The DW Fearn VT-5 is a high-end vacuum tube equalizer renowned for its warm and musical sound quality, precision EQ controls, and vintage-inspired design. Here's an overview of its key features:

• Vacuum Tube Design: The VT-5 utilizes vacuum tube circuitry throughout, including input and output stages, providing the characteristic warmth, depth, and harmonic richness associated with tube-based audio equipment.
• Three-Band Equalization: The VT-5 features three bands of equalization: low shelf(LSF), mid bell (MBF), and high bell (HBF) with bandwidth adjustment. Each band offers precise frequency selection, gain control, allowing for detailed and musical tonal shaping.
• Passive Equalization: The VT-5 employs passive equalization circuitry for the low and high bands, providing a smooth and transparent response. The mid bands utilize active circuitry, combining the best qualities of both passive and active equalization.
• Inductor-Based Filters: The VT-5 utilizes inductor-based filters, which contribute to its vintage-inspired sound and smooth frequency response. These filters are known for their musicality and ability to add depth and dimension to audio signals.
• Stepped Controls: The VT-5's controls are stepped, allowing for precise recall of settings and ensuring repeatability in audio processing. This feature is particularly valuable in mastering and critical listening applications.
• Musical Sound: The VT-5 is revered for its musicality and ability to enhance the sound of audio recordings with subtle yet impactful tonal adjustments. Its smooth and natural EQ curves make it a favorite among recording engineers and mastering professionals.

Overall, the DW Fearn VT-5 is a top-tier vacuum tube equalizer prized for its warm and musical sound, precise EQ controls, and vintage-inspired design. It's a versatile tool for recording, mixing, and mastering applications, offering unparalleled sonic quality and flexibility.

About Xtreme Samples Q-Clone Libraries

Xtreme Samples Q-Clone libraries are clearly superior to the native EQ plugins in terms of authenticity in relation to the hardware unit. Even compared to DSP platforms ( UAD , TC , etc.) the results of processing are more transparent and natural. Just like in case of convolution reverb, the characteristics of the original hardware will be captured far better as in case of an algorithmic DSP calculation.

Xtreme Samples Q-Clone presets represent specific filter positions of hardware equalizers. These positions have been transferred to a software environment and stored using convolution technology. There are two types of Xtreme Samples Q-Clone presets: single presets and application presets.

A single preset emulates the position (cut, boost, or flat) of a single EQ filter (e.g., high shelving filter), while other EQ filters are bypassed. An application preset captures the positions of two or more EQ filters simultaneously. Single presets are suitable for easily editing audio signals, such as treble/mid/bass boost/cut or low or high cut filters. By using the Q-Clone function 'Add,' which allows users to combine multiple single presets, they provide a broad foundation for creating custom EQ presets.

Application presets offer more complex EQ settings and are divided into two groups: mixing and mastering. Mixing presets include various settings sorted by application (e.g., presets for bass, drums, guitars, vocals, etc.). The mastering section is categorized by musical genre, such as pop, rock, dance, etc.

DW Fearn VT-5 Q-Clone Equaliser library for Waves Q-Clone Plugin

provides 823 EQ presets for high-quality processing of audio signals in the mixing and mastering process. There are all of the DW Fearn VT-5 filters available. The frequencies of each filter were created in all stepped boost or cut - gradations, processed by a high-end AD conversion for use with Q-Clone. The entire library is directly integrated into the Q-Clone preset browser.

Q-Clone Presets Overview

About Waves Q-Clone

Waves Q-Clone is a revolutionary product that, through unique, patented technology, allows for the emulation of classic analog hardware equalizers using convolution technology on a digital level - a plug-in for Windows and Mac DAWs, compatible with Pro Tools HTDM systems, as RTAS software, as well as with various native host applications in VST, DirectX, Audio Units, and MAS formats. It can be opened in the channels to be processed of the DAW mixer in as many instances as desired, as a mono or stereo plugin, as long as the CPU or DSP hardware of the computer can handle it.